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This article is in its entirety, without addition or subtraction. Read with discretion and caution. ----- By Bob Salsberg Associated Press April 26, 2011 BOSTON—Massachusetts public health officials said Tuesday they would be willing to consider changes in the content of a sexual education website aimed at teens, after critics in the Legislature complained that the site had graphic and "disgusting" descriptions of sex acts and downplayed the risks of abortion. The lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick asking him cut off state funding for www.mariatalks.com , which is maintained by the independent AIDS Action Committee with the help of a $100,000 annual grant from the state Department of Public Health . "Gov. Patrick, take down this website," demanded state Rep. Marc Lombardo , R- Billerica , one of about 20 members of a bipartisan group that held a Statehouse news conference. Patrick himself offered no immediate comment, but the publi...

Image via Wikipedia Family violence doesn't affect only immediate family members... ----- Saturday, April 23, 2011 Multiple studies have shown an association between substance abuse, poor academic achievement, mental health issues, and bullying. Now, a study suggests that family violence is also associated with bullying. Schoolyard bullies, and their victims, are more likely than not to live with violence at home, according to the new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . Violent family encounters were most common in youth who identified as someone who has both bullied and had been the victim of bullying, according to the report. To assess this association, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and CDC analyzed data from the 2009 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey. The CDC report sums up the results of that analysis, which showed significant differences in risk factors for persons in three distinct bullying catego...